(Parable of the Persistent Widow)
Now most of
my brethren
will preach
that the lesson of
the text is
to be persistent in prayer.
To pray unceasingly
as St. Paul puts it.
However,
the problem I
have with this
message is
by extension
the unjust judge
is God.
Whom we
can badger
anything out of
Him
if we are
relentless in
our petitions.
Allow me
to turn the tables
on this parable.
God is the
widow.
Constantly
pleading
to the point of
being pushy
to get us
to see His way
is the best way.
And I can see
by the look in
some of your eyes
you sense
the implications
of this.
WE ARE THE UNJUST JUDGE!
Do we
don't care
what God thinks?
Do we
ignore
what God is pleading with
us about?
Do we worry
about
God upsetting
our apple cart
or worse?
(Aside: I never before noticed
in the text
that judge was afraid
of physical harm
by his continual
rejecting of her claims.)
So the
message I have for
you this
Sabbath
is this:
Yes,
be faithful in prayer.
Pray in the Spirit.
Pray in love and truth
and unceasingly.
But also
listen to
and contemplate
on the Father's
continual
prayers for you.
